Endophytic fungi were isolated from the stems, petioles, midribs, and leaves of seedlings of six native tree species collected from Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Thailand. Endophytes were isolated from all tissue samples investigated, and taxa included five ascomycetes, eight anamorphic taxa, and numerous sterile mycelia. Twenty-six strains were tested for their ability to produce cellulase, ma...

common plants in every part of India, and describes its botanical characters as follows. ''Flowering time at the close of the rains. Root ramous: stem ligneous, twining ; baric smooth ; young shoots with a few white depressed hairs. Leaves alternate, abruptly pinnate, from two to six inches long. Leaflets opposite, subsessile, from eight to fifteen pair, linear, oblong, smooth, entire, both end...

A new species of Syzygium Gaertn. (Myrtaceae), Syzygiumpyneei Byng, V. Florens & Baider, is described from Mondrain Reserve on the island of Mauritius. This species is endemic to the island and differs from any other species by its combination of cauliflory, relatively large flowers, light green to cream hypanthium, light pink stamens, short thick petioles, coriaceous leaves and round, cuneate ...

are oppositely arranged with short petioles and are glossy green with a touch of roughness on the upper surface. In the Boston area its nodding flowers appear in mid to late spring. Appearances notwithstanding, the sepals and petals are not differentiated (therefore termed tepals): the outer tepals are a silky white with a tinge of pink and a diameter of two to three inches, while the inner tep...

A new species of Capparis L., C. irenae Fici, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Tigapuluh Mts., Riau Province Sumatra, where it known a single locality in forest communities. The species, belonging to sect. Monostichocalyx Radlk., related diffusa Ridl., differing several characters as the glabrous twigs, longer petioles leaves, flowers arranged racemes with cataphylls at base, petals ...